Romania vs Ukraine: Share of global CO₂ emissions from oil

Romania
0.3%
in 2024
Ukraine
0.3%
in 2024
Romania rank
45th
Ukraine rank
48th

Share of global CO₂ emissions from oil over time

  • Romania
  • Ukraine
0246185519392024

How they compare

Romania currently reports 0.3% against 0.3% in Ukraine, a difference of 0.0%.

That makes Romania's figure about 1.1 times Ukraine's.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 167 shared years of data; in 1858 it was Romania ahead.

Romania ranks 45th and Ukraine ranks 48th of 215 countries.

Across the 18 decades both report, Romania averaged higher in 6 and Ukraine in 12.

Head to head by decade

Decade Romania Ukraine Difference Ahead
1850s 6.3% 0.0% 6.3% Romania
1860s 1.0% 0.3% 0.8% Romania
1870s 0.8% 0.8% 0.0% Ukraine
1880s 0.4% 2.9% 2.5% Ukraine
1890s 0.6% 4.5% 3.9% Ukraine
1900s 2.1% 3.8% 1.7% Ukraine
1910s 2.3% 1.7% 0.6% Romania
1920s 1.5% 0.5% 1.0% Romania
1930s 3.3% 1.5% 1.8% Romania
1940s 1.4% 1.1% 0.3% Romania
1950s 0.6% 1.2% 0.6% Ukraine
1960s 0.5% 1.8% 1.3% Ukraine
1970s 0.5% 2.0% 1.4% Ukraine
1980s 0.6% 2.3% 1.7% Ukraine
1990s 0.4% 1.0% 0.6% Ukraine
2000s 0.3% 0.4% 0.1% Ukraine
2010s 0.2% 0.3% 0.1% Ukraine
2020s 0.3% 0.3% 0.0% Ukraine

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher share of global co₂ emissions from oil, Romania or Ukraine?
Romania, at 0.3% against 0.3% in Ukraine as of 2024.
What is the difference in share of global co₂ emissions from oil between Romania and Ukraine?
0.0%, with Romania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Romania and Ukraine?
167 years are reported by both, from 1858 to 2024.
How do Romania and Ukraine rank globally for share of global co₂ emissions from oil?
Romania ranks 45th and Ukraine ranks 48th of 215 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of global CO₂ emissions from oil. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Share of global CO₂ emissions from oil
Unit
%
Source
Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
215 places, 20,888 data points, 1855–2024
Last refreshed

Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from oil, measured as a percentage of global emissions of CO₂ from oil in the same year.